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when people hear rush limbaugh comparing the president of the united states to adolf hitler, the democratic party to the nazi party, when they see these kind of tactics going on, i think that's only in the end going to build support for what the president wants to do. >> house minority leader john boehner says the democrats are quote in denial instead of acknowledging the widespread. if we're dismissing these and if democrats are dismissing these questions about health care reform and how much it's going to cost that it could backfire on them? >> no one's dismissing the questions. everybody's willing to answer the questions. the senate finance committee's working very hard on this. the senate health and education committee has already done this. but you can't get any progress on this, at least if you're on the other side, by just standing there and screaming or by trying to flood these meetings and making it impossible to hold them. when you do this, all you're doing is i think assembling a whole bunch of joe the plumbers, the media's going to pay attention to it like joe the plumber and in
when people hear rush limbaugh comparing the president of the united states to adolf hitler, the democratic party to the nazi party, when they see these kind of tactics going on, i think that's only in the end going to build support for what the president wants to do. >> house minority leader john boehner says the democrats are quote in denial instead of acknowledging the widespread. if we're dismissing these and if democrats are dismissing these questions about health care reform and how...
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and we had -- you could argue that we had a harder time because we didn't have limbaugh, we didn't have fox news, we didn't have hannity, we didn't have the internet and so there was actually probably a greater net monopoly by abc, nbc, cbs, "the new york times" in that era than there is today. i have two practical pieces of advice for you. the first is sheer repetition. i mean, if you took all of the e-mail addresses in this room, my guess is that collectively you probably represent 60,000 or 100,000 or 200,000 people. you'd be startled how many people you can connect with. so you become the equivalent of a newspaper. and so what reagan did that was -- that was brilliant was he developed very specific ideas. the reason i talked about a 50% reduction in social security and medicare tax is you can go back home and every person who works can calculate how much they would take home next week with that kind of a tax cut. and now it begins to be person personal, and it's not nbc news or "the new york times," it's personal. if i contrast competing with china, which has zero capital gains, why
and we had -- you could argue that we had a harder time because we didn't have limbaugh, we didn't have fox news, we didn't have hannity, we didn't have the internet and so there was actually probably a greater net monopoly by abc, nbc, cbs, "the new york times" in that era than there is today. i have two practical pieces of advice for you. the first is sheer repetition. i mean, if you took all of the e-mail addresses in this room, my guess is that collectively you probably represent...
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i mean, when you were going the air and callg the presidenof the united states a nazi as rush limbaugh has repeated done. when mark levin-- yomentioned hi- he said the president of the united stes is literally at w with the american people. and then people begi unsurprisingly, showing upt rallies withuns. wellobviously, if the president were. i mean, folks, if i bieved the president of the united statewere a nazi, re planning a fascist takeov, it would be contemptibly cowardly ofe not too everything in my power, including contemplatg violen, to resist such a thin every decent person ould do that. that's why you don say it when it's not true. and i mean, one of the ws that the constitution system works is with me understanding that thpeople on the other side ha slightly different priorities, but they share yr constitutional vues. they have invested in thsame stem. the problems they've got a hard problems. and evenf you don't like their answers, you have to have so restraint inhe way you talk about them, as you would hop they would have out you. and i think it'sust trageous. it is danger
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that is one of the reasons they hate rush limbaugh so much because they --, because he makes fun of liberals so much. one of the reasons blockers are effective is most of you don't live in washington. you live somewhere else, you don't have to go to those cocktail parties and be beaten down all the time. i also want to encourage you to get the tools. i mean get training. it is not enough to come to one conference and think that you now know everything there is. everybody is learning. i am always striving to be a better writer. go to conferences, read books. i would encourage you to get the logistical tools come a blackberry or an iphone that allows you to videotape things like town hall meetings. a video camera might come in handy in one of those events. everybody in this room should be on twitter. no. 3 is get the networks. -- is guilty networkeet network. i know a couple of people from a nrcc are here today. get to know them. if you are a republican, they can plug you in paris state principled. conservative blogger is make a mistake of siding with the bush administration whether it was med
that is one of the reasons they hate rush limbaugh so much because they --, because he makes fun of liberals so much. one of the reasons blockers are effective is most of you don't live in washington. you live somewhere else, you don't have to go to those cocktail parties and be beaten down all the time. i also want to encourage you to get the tools. i mean get training. it is not enough to come to one conference and think that you now know everything there is. everybody is learning. i am...
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we sought to play out in front of our eyes, the rise of fox news and rush limbaugh, legal challenges that docked the clinton administration, the robust talking points and political activity we are all seeing played out today in this debate. that stuff all was brand new. david brock writes about this eloquently in his new book. it took us a long time to figure this out. one reason i got so excited in 2003 when i first met marcos and jerome and i started reading the blog every night. you saw average, everyday americans just riding, people from small towns saying i just gave $25 to howard dean tonight, the first time i ever gave money to a campaign. i feel like i have taken a step to making my country better. [applause] in my mind, that effort became about -- i was sitting up in my attic in my house late at night, a obsessed with the dean blog. my wife thought i had gone crazy. i was experiencing politics in real time with real passion and real people, making it clear that they wanted a chance to participate in their democracy and to make their country better. there were dissatisfied wi
we sought to play out in front of our eyes, the rise of fox news and rush limbaugh, legal challenges that docked the clinton administration, the robust talking points and political activity we are all seeing played out today in this debate. that stuff all was brand new. david brock writes about this eloquently in his new book. it took us a long time to figure this out. one reason i got so excited in 2003 when i first met marcos and jerome and i started reading the blog every night. you saw...
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. >> boss limbaugh today falsely describing that philadelphia town hall as senator specter and secretary sebelius getting hell from average americans who know they're full of it. minority leader boehner and michelle malkin also applauding the disruptions, malkin evoking the bloodshed of iraq in describing the scripted protests as, quote, counterinsurgencies. >> i've been covering these counterinsurgencys among taxpayer rights groups and i think that this administration of democrats have vastly under estimated just how grass roots this movement is. >> she also believes in ghosts. time now to call in senator sanders, independent of vermont, member of the health, education, labor, and pensions committee. good to talk to you again. >> good to be with you, keith. >> these tactics, both the phony protests and the applause, do the tactics surprise you at all? >> not at all. the fact is these people talk about freedom and what they are doing is trying to disrupt meetings, which is the absolute opposite of what freedom of discussions about. and the reason for that is they are afraid to debate the
. >> boss limbaugh today falsely describing that philadelphia town hall as senator specter and secretary sebelius getting hell from average americans who know they're full of it. minority leader boehner and michelle malkin also applauding the disruptions, malkin evoking the bloodshed of iraq in describing the scripted protests as, quote, counterinsurgencies. >> i've been covering these counterinsurgencys among taxpayer rights groups and i think that this administration of democrats...
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but our winner, boss limbaugh. i want to say what everyone else is thinking and i know you are thinking it because everybody's thinking it. did bill clinton hit on those two female journalists on the long flight home from north korea? i'm not saying -- how can i say it -- i'm not saying he did but due to the past, it does cross one's mind. >> so by that logic, rush, given your past, doesn't it have to cross one's mind that as you said that today you might have been stoned on illegally obtained prescription drugs while planning to smuggle them in from another country again? i mean everybody is thinking it. boss limbaugh, today's worst person in the world! every sunday, lasagna at mom's was a family tradition. when she started forgetting things, i was hoping it was nothing. grandma! what a nice surprise! mom, it's sunday. that's when i knew i couldn't wait. mom's doctor said these were signs of alzheimer's, a type of dementia, and that prescription aricept could help. he said it's the only treatment proven effective.
but our winner, boss limbaugh. i want to say what everyone else is thinking and i know you are thinking it because everybody's thinking it. did bill clinton hit on those two female journalists on the long flight home from north korea? i'm not saying -- how can i say it -- i'm not saying he did but due to the past, it does cross one's mind. >> so by that logic, rush, given your past, doesn't it have to cross one's mind that as you said that today you might have been stoned on illegally...
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the conservative group that is list the town halls and list the critics to go and be heard, and rush limbaugh, whipping people into a frenzy comparing this to nazi policies. >> adolf hitler ruled like dictate, like barack obama. >> reporter: they're mobilizing hopes they'll out number in critics and the white house hopes that by remaining calm, the tactics will backfire. >> we can discuss the issues without being uncivilized. it's the same thing i tell my 6- year-old. >> reporter: to give an idea of how nasty the battle has become,the capitol hill police are investigating a death threat against a congressman from north carolina. chip read, cbs news, the white house. >>> at a meeting on the eastern shore, a congressman was one of many democrats experiencing that anger firsthand. republican senator martinez made it officials saying he'll resign 16 months early. >> today, i'm announcing the decision to step down effective upon a successor to take over. >> reporter: he says that the decision will allow him to spend time with his family in florida and governor charlie crist is going to replace ano
the conservative group that is list the town halls and list the critics to go and be heard, and rush limbaugh, whipping people into a frenzy comparing this to nazi policies. >> adolf hitler ruled like dictate, like barack obama. >> reporter: they're mobilizing hopes they'll out number in critics and the white house hopes that by remaining calm, the tactics will backfire. >> we can discuss the issues without being uncivilized. it's the same thing i tell my 6- year-old. >>...
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i will be on what rush limbaugh and i am sure we will be mocking liberals and mocking ourselves and mocking conservatives because this program is all about rude talking condescending nasty liberalness. anyway but in my defense my son is all for this. so how is your son? >> twenty. >> clayton: seth mcfarlane the creator of the show had this to say simin han sure a lot of reaction will be you monsters. how could you have karl rove on your show. but you know, we also take a lot of heat from a lot of right-wingers for the fact that we are so liberal and so blatantly liberal sweep it what's next in the. >> i'm taking a lot of heat for being associated with seth mcfarlane. >> clayton: this is not the only show karl has done. we also have word now that paula abdul (title, speed when they are looking at you for a new host a three-day contacted us sing you would be fantastic to hunt you are taking over paula abdul. >> when a segment is over you and i have a few things to say clayton. >> clayton: thank you graphics department we appreciate you. >> that was clayton. they put a superimpose my ever clay
i will be on what rush limbaugh and i am sure we will be mocking liberals and mocking ourselves and mocking conservatives because this program is all about rude talking condescending nasty liberalness. anyway but in my defense my son is all for this. so how is your son? >> twenty. >> clayton: seth mcfarlane the creator of the show had this to say simin han sure a lot of reaction will be you monsters. how could you have karl rove on your show. but you know, we also take a lot of heat...
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she knows rush limbaugh criticism has nothing to do with race so why bring it up? >> right. well, let's see the democrats are pulling out what rush said months and months ago, the race card, they are really desperate right now, i mean, this summer of '09 is going to be remembered as the summer of the town hall meeting and i mean, a few days ago, you had dr. howard dean admit in a virginia town hall meeting that the democrats lack the will to stand up to the trial lawyers and that's why there's no tort reform. i mean, day after day, week after week, we have seen blunders and gaffes, congress people like this befuddled woman show their skirt and show exactly what they're all about and really embarrass themselves. if the news media had been doing its job this summer, dave, the mainstream judgists and pundit there be with a n nonstop analysis what a political blunder the town hall concept has been for the democratic party and those trying to advance obama care. it's been a train wreck, unmitigated disaster. they know it, the american people have spoken and you know, i think this
she knows rush limbaugh criticism has nothing to do with race so why bring it up? >> right. well, let's see the democrats are pulling out what rush said months and months ago, the race card, they are really desperate right now, i mean, this summer of '09 is going to be remembered as the summer of the town hall meeting and i mean, a few days ago, you had dr. howard dean admit in a virginia town hall meeting that the democrats lack the will to stand up to the trial lawyers and that's why...
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. >> if that all wasn't enough, conservative radio host rush limbaugh is fanning the flames by making analogies comparing president obama to adolf hitler. on his radio show yesterday, he said, quoting here, the obama health care logo is damn close to a nazi swastika logo. that prompted strong words from the white house. >> i think any time you make references to what happened in germany in the '30s and '40s, i think you're talking about an event that has low quibbling. and i think any time anyone ventures to repair anything to that, they're on thin ice. and it's best ndenot deployed. >> so everyone's all fired up here. so asking what do you think about this, how everything's all ramped up in this debate about health care and the town hall meeting. so i posted this question on my facebook page. got a huge response. this is what hal wrote -- i think people are fed up with no answers, answers. they want real answers to real questions and they're not getting them. that's why hal thinks the protesters are really getting rally at these town halls. allison wrote, we're not a angry mob, a fru
. >> if that all wasn't enough, conservative radio host rush limbaugh is fanning the flames by making analogies comparing president obama to adolf hitler. on his radio show yesterday, he said, quoting here, the obama health care logo is damn close to a nazi swastika logo. that prompted strong words from the white house. >> i think any time you make references to what happened in germany in the '30s and '40s, i think you're talking about an event that has low quibbling. and i think...
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us sort through all this, columnist, on national review, andy will be filling in for the great rush limbaugh. for people who don't know that microphone is really gold. >> as you well know, it is goal p--- it is gold. sean: in my first five minutes the microphone fell to the ground, oh, no, my career is over. >> i'll try not to do that. sean: you do a great job. let's talk a little bit about the polls. the president's approval rating, every reputable poll shows he's losing ground and health care is losing ground. what's your analysis? >> his personal rating is coming down to meet the unpopularity of his policies. basically it's been a few weeks since "newsweek" said he was like a god. and the more he connects with the policies the more he's a 50-50% like his predecessor, and i think most people, a lot of people really believe he was a post partisan centrist, pragmatic, physically conservative figure that he campaigned as. and as you and a few others pointed out, he's not, the extreme left wing is where he's lived all his life and has a transformtive agenda people don't want. sean: we discusse
us sort through all this, columnist, on national review, andy will be filling in for the great rush limbaugh. for people who don't know that microphone is really gold. >> as you well know, it is goal p--- it is gold. sean: in my first five minutes the microphone fell to the ground, oh, no, my career is over. >> i'll try not to do that. sean: you do a great job. let's talk a little bit about the polls. the president's approval rating, every reputable poll shows he's losing ground and...
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they don't want to to find whack jobs at home just like they don't want to go against rush limbaugh. on one hand they are saying the democrats are making an issue of it, on the other hand, you have a legitimate birther people who, i think are crazy, but not one single republican member willing to say, you know what? this is ridiculous and we need to move on. you can't really have it both ways. >> john boehner said as much two days ago, but the near fact that karen thinks we should be talking about this -- >> i don't think we should be talking about it. you are more concerned about getting licks against the president rather than solving problems. chris wanted to talk about it. >> just a minute, todd. why do you think roy blunt is out there pushing this issue? we can show it again if you would like, but he wants to see the president's birth certificate. he was up there on the platform during inaugural day. why didn't he come down to ask the guy about to be sworn in to see his birth certificate. why is he doing this now? >> i have no answer. the national review, which is hardly a left w
they don't want to to find whack jobs at home just like they don't want to go against rush limbaugh. on one hand they are saying the democrats are making an issue of it, on the other hand, you have a legitimate birther people who, i think are crazy, but not one single republican member willing to say, you know what? this is ridiculous and we need to move on. you can't really have it both ways. >> john boehner said as much two days ago, but the near fact that karen thinks we should be...
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these people knew when rush limbaugh says i don't want it to succeed, i want him to fail or senator demint says this is his waterloo, we can kill him, well, these are millions and millions of people listening to this. >> congressman scott, there are also some successful town meetings going on out there. in atlanta, not far from your district, representative hank johnson seems to have had a pretty smooth successful meeting with over 2,000 people in the room. is something changing in georgia? do you think you're going to be able to have a better dialogue than what's been going on so far? >> i think so. and i hope so. we're having our town hall, the one that i'm setting an side for health care this saturday on the 15th from 10:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the high school in my district. we hope for a very civil situation. so that we can get the clear understanding and communicate to the american people exactly how we're going to do this very complex, difficult thing of bringing down the price of health -- cost of health care insurance while at the same time expanding it to others. and our people deserv
these people knew when rush limbaugh says i don't want it to succeed, i want him to fail or senator demint says this is his waterloo, we can kill him, well, these are millions and millions of people listening to this. >> congressman scott, there are also some successful town meetings going on out there. in atlanta, not far from your district, representative hank johnson seems to have had a pretty smooth successful meeting with over 2,000 people in the room. is something changing in...
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pat, what do you make of that jeremiah from rush limbaugh? >> look, i think grippentrof was a chain smoker. i have seen pictures of him with a cigarette. >> okay, back to the larger question. >> big business was in bed with hitler. they helped bring him to power. >> so his point is ridiculous. hitler is impossible to figure out in terms of economic ideology i think it's fair to say. putting him on the other side is the cheapest shot. i think anybody who uses the hitler thing on the other side is playing a bad game. but here's the question -- how dirty is this campaign getting, pat? against the health care bill. anything goes? nazism, what further shot can you take? is there anything worse? >> i don't think people are going to think barack obama is a nazi. you know, but, look, i do agree with you to this extent, you should never bring the nazis in the argument because then we're all arguing about nazis -- and you're not all -- >> people are anti-abortion do it, too. i think we have to stop the comparisons. >> i agree with you 100%. conservativ
pat, what do you make of that jeremiah from rush limbaugh? >> look, i think grippentrof was a chain smoker. i have seen pictures of him with a cigarette. >> okay, back to the larger question. >> big business was in bed with hitler. they helped bring him to power. >> so his point is ridiculous. hitler is impossible to figure out in terms of economic ideology i think it's fair to say. putting him on the other side is the cheapest shot. i think anybody who uses the hitler...
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but like i said, i just get tired of the o'reilly, hannity, beck and limbaugh where they'll is a, oh, you're a left wing alone. i've always been a conservative. but enough -- you just you get tired of the nonsense. it just becomes intolerable after a while where you just quit watching them. >> host: well, thank you for watching us here on c-span2's book tv. >> guest: people get frustrated and fed up with that kind of presentation. i think their personality presentations of the news but there's a lot of americans who find that very entertaining and sort of fascinating. that's tv that for them is illuminating because you have these intense debates as the caller said, you know, you charged with rioting and attempted murder. this was the start of a 45-mile ride that he took back to nashville every night because they feared they would be killed if they laid down to sleep in columbia, tennessee. >> guest: it's a tremendous story -- >> host: well, tell the story. >> guest: columbia, tennessee, and there had been a sailor who had come home and lived in a neighborhood, mink sly is what it was
but like i said, i just get tired of the o'reilly, hannity, beck and limbaugh where they'll is a, oh, you're a left wing alone. i've always been a conservative. but enough -- you just you get tired of the nonsense. it just becomes intolerable after a while where you just quit watching them. >> host: well, thank you for watching us here on c-span2's book tv. >> guest: people get frustrated and fed up with that kind of presentation. i think their personality presentations of the news...
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ck caller: i get tired of i'veilly, had any, glen beck and rush limbaugh, you are a left-wing lown, i have always been a conservative. you just get tired of the nonsense and it just becomes intolerable after a while where you quit watching them. >> host: you are watching book tv. >> guest: people get frustrated ons fed up with that kind of presentation, their personality presentation, a lot of americans find that very entertaining, ascinating, that is tv that for them is eliminating because they have intense debates, for me, sometimes you can't even finish the thought, back and forth, real fireworks, some people like it. >> host: you paint a picture of thurgood marshall, i want to begin the first paragraph with these words. november 18th, 1946, thurgood marshall was in a black sedan driving out of a small farm in columbia, tennessee. he had just finished representing two black men charged with attempted murder, the start of a 45 mile ride that he and his fellow lawyers took ia, to-fill every night, they feared they would be killed if they went to sleep in columbia, tennessee. >> guest
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it's a discussion about inappropriate things said by rush limbaugh, by newt gingrich, and some members of the judiciary committee. not all republicans but enough accusing her of being racist. they're probably going to hear about it. >> ari, and liz, thank you very much. the politics on this is going to be fascinating. people do tend to remember these votes. >> i think ari hit it on the head. obviously as joe scarborough put it, she may not be your kind of judge but the language that went around this process really was ugly when you have someone saying she's a reverse racist and some of the other awful things far beyond that. they may come back to haunt some of the republicans. we'll have to see. >>> our continuing coverage of the sonia sotomayor nomination continues after the break. we got it all covered on "the big picture" on msnbc. it's the chevy open house. and now, with the cash for clunkers program, a great deal gets even better. let us recycle your older vehicle, and you could qualify for an additional $3500 or $4500 cash back... on top of all other offers.. on a new, more fuel
it's a discussion about inappropriate things said by rush limbaugh, by newt gingrich, and some members of the judiciary committee. not all republicans but enough accusing her of being racist. they're probably going to hear about it. >> ari, and liz, thank you very much. the politics on this is going to be fascinating. people do tend to remember these votes. >> i think ari hit it on the head. obviously as joe scarborough put it, she may not be your kind of judge but the language that...
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several conservatives have made nazi references about health care reform, including radio host rush limbaugh. >> you will find that the obama health care logo is damn close to a nazi swastica logo. >> congressman scott's office was vandalized less than a week after he got into a heated argument about health care in a meeting. >>> another attack like the oklahoma city bombing could be a matter of time. that's what an atf agent total a civil rights group. it says anti militia governments are popping up at an alarming rate, opposing tax skbs liberal policies. the report also says others might be reacting to the country's first african-american president. but the atf agents did say there are not as many violent threats and acts right now compared to the 1990s. >>> new video shows massive mudslides and hundreds of people stranded in mountain towns. a deadly typhoon triggered mud slides and floods in china. helicopters are plucking survivors from villages. and food and water is being dropped for people waiting to be rescued. rain may ease up today, helping rescue efforts. >>> a police report shows
several conservatives have made nazi references about health care reform, including radio host rush limbaugh. >> you will find that the obama health care logo is damn close to a nazi swastica logo. >> congressman scott's office was vandalized less than a week after he got into a heated argument about health care in a meeting. >>> another attack like the oklahoma city bombing could be a matter of time. that's what an atf agent total a civil rights group. it says anti militia...
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pat, it's important to remember rush limbaugh and everybody else tried to destroy john mccain. i didn't want john mccain to win the nomination because i didn't think he was conservative enough. guess what, john mccain won the nomination anyway. playing to the hard, hard, hard right base will not win primaries. don't you agree. >> look, i agree -- i think palin could get into finals. i basically agree with this but look at this. the red hot radio stuff. look where the country is, three of the top four best selling books on the "new york times" list, mark levin, dick morris, number one best seller on the paper back, glen beck, orielle number ten there. the country is in an angry populist mood. the bumper stickers, death panels, it's not sophisticated, but i'll tell you what is igniting these people, they have simple ideas and they are angry. >> sure, pat. the same thing igniting people on the left that said there was no god. you can read in 2003, 2004, god is dead. the god delusion, all a reaction to george w. bush, it's very natural. it will sell books, drive up ratings. it will
pat, it's important to remember rush limbaugh and everybody else tried to destroy john mccain. i didn't want john mccain to win the nomination because i didn't think he was conservative enough. guess what, john mccain won the nomination anyway. playing to the hard, hard, hard right base will not win primaries. don't you agree. >> look, i agree -- i think palin could get into finals. i basically agree with this but look at this. the red hot radio stuff. look where the country is, three of...
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. >>> and rush limbaugh comparing president obama's health care low e lowgo to a swas ka. how does the talk compromise is whole darn country, contessa? >>> then women, this is the result, contessa, women have been driven to drink. the statistics show it. that story of the wrong way driver who killed seven, including four children, may not be an isolated case. a new report suggests women are drinking more than ever. >>> swine flu in schools. a live news conference this hour to announce the government's plan of action. dr. nancy snyderman will join us. it is 9:00 a.m. friday morning. nice to see you. >>> welcome. a nice day. >> this is big story of the morning here. this was supposed to be a town hall in tampa, florida. hosted by congresswoman, kathy castor. >> you work for us, you work for us. >> police estimated 1500 people tried to cram into an event. they jammed up against the doors. one guy says he was actually man handled, may end up going to police about it. >> one of them took my arm and doing a arm -- arm twist, tore my watch off, then the other one grabbed me by th
. >>> and rush limbaugh comparing president obama's health care low e lowgo to a swas ka. how does the talk compromise is whole darn country, contessa? >>> then women, this is the result, contessa, women have been driven to drink. the statistics show it. that story of the wrong way driver who killed seven, including four children, may not be an isolated case. a new report suggests women are drinking more than ever. >>> swine flu in schools. a live news conference this...
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>> it's being orchestrated by the republican party's other than like fox news and people like rush limbaugh. >> do you know that or do you just believe that? >> this is obvious. >> how is it obvious? >> every day -- fox doesn't tell people you have to do this or that. >> but -- >> but they are putting out the message to the people the birth conspiracy -- >> what does that have to do with health care? >> all of these people are coming together and a coalition of pranks who have created this. >> what did we learn in civil protest? we learned it from you guys. >> what is going on here is the republican party is losing control of its own base. >> oh, please! come on! >> the republican party have all of these different lpts fighting about control of the party. >> you people on the left have lost control of the people what they care about. >> let me ask both of you a question. i disagree. i think everybody understands what people care about which they feel like they want work in a fair system and their voice can be heard and basically is there a level playing field. whether it's on et left or the
>> it's being orchestrated by the republican party's other than like fox news and people like rush limbaugh. >> do you know that or do you just believe that? >> this is obvious. >> how is it obvious? >> every day -- fox doesn't tell people you have to do this or that. >> but -- >> but they are putting out the message to the people the birth conspiracy -- >> what does that have to do with health care? >> all of these people are coming...
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we are talking rush limbaugh after this. comparing president obama's health care logo to the swastika. good times, good times. hey smart, heard you're getting free nights from hotels.com. - how? - well, funny you should ask. say i stay 5 nights on business, then 5 nights on a family vacay, boom. free night. welcomerewards. smart. so smart. breaking news on msnbc. word from the white house just moments ago president obama signed the cash for clunkers extension into law. the bill gives the popular program a $2 billion shot in the arm and gives car buyers more time to trade in their old gas guzzlers. >>> stocks are higher in the early going after a much better than expected report on the job market. july unemployment rate dipped from 9.5 to 9.4% last month. that's the first decline since april 2008. 247,000 jobs were cut. a much better than expected showing, but a dose of reality here. the white house still expects unemployment to hit 10%. last hour, we spoke with christine yeah romer, the white house chair of the economic advi
we are talking rush limbaugh after this. comparing president obama's health care logo to the swastika. good times, good times. hey smart, heard you're getting free nights from hotels.com. - how? - well, funny you should ask. say i stay 5 nights on business, then 5 nights on a family vacay, boom. free night. welcomerewards. smart. so smart. breaking news on msnbc. word from the white house just moments ago president obama signed the cash for clunkers extension into law. the bill gives the...
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because people like rush limbaugh are telling them that rush limbaugh will rule like the nazis. they are freerful that the government will take over healthcare. >> when rush links me to mort, that is a low blow and i may not recover. there is a distinction. he says let's be civil. let's be quiet. there is a distinction between civil and quiet. i think people ought to be open, vocal, demonstrate, shout and scream outside the hall, inside the hall you are vifl. the reason is a tactical one. you are giving the democrats and the liberals an excuse of distraction that they are using against those who correctly, i think, oppose the plan. bret: tony in sheyboygan, wisconsin, they need to remove their heads from their posteriors and see what is happening in the real world. we're going to leave it there. >> that is an ugly image. i don't want to contemplate that. bret: people are buzzing about a clip we showed you monday with hillary clinton snapping at a questioner. %%%%%%%% >> you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state. i am. you as
because people like rush limbaugh are telling them that rush limbaugh will rule like the nazis. they are freerful that the government will take over healthcare. >> when rush links me to mort, that is a low blow and i may not recover. there is a distinction. he says let's be civil. let's be quiet. there is a distinction between civil and quiet. i think people ought to be open, vocal, demonstrate, shout and scream outside the hall, inside the hall you are vifl. the reason is a tactical one....
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tommy, you've represented to rush limbaugh. >> these are independent groups looking at this bill saying that it's going to crowd out private insurance over time. that's the goal. when i talk to honest democrats on capitol hill staff, and i spend a lot of time up there, they admit the end game and the long-term goal is to crowd out private insurance. >> that is crap. i don't know anybody associated with this bill that wants to do that. >> private insurance will remain in this country for the wealth and privileged. >> that is such nonsense. that is totally ridiculous. the fact of the matter is this -- let me finish my example that carl brought up. if you -- if your employer decides they're going to dump people off their employment rolls, which, by the way, small businesses will not have to pay any more for this, they be then the employee has a choice. they can use their government subsidy to buy private health shuns or public health insurance. that's a fact. >> until they're closure on this we'll continue to invite you on to defend the policy. we hope you'll come back after a spirited 15
tommy, you've represented to rush limbaugh. >> these are independent groups looking at this bill saying that it's going to crowd out private insurance over time. that's the goal. when i talk to honest democrats on capitol hill staff, and i spend a lot of time up there, they admit the end game and the long-term goal is to crowd out private insurance. >> that is crap. i don't know anybody associated with this bill that wants to do that. >> private insurance will remain in this...
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trying to get this in a place they like they want to make sure the president failed much like rush limbaugh said earlier this year. i do think there is -- >> you have different views here, i'll point out. mike, i want to bring you in though. you are at the white house. you see how they're dealing with this every day. have you noticed a change in the president's message, a change in the way the president is going about this because of the reaction that we have seen at the town hall meetings the last couple of weeks? >> erica, there certainly has been. i'm imagining what the woodhouse thanksgiving is going to be like. >> loud very loud. you're welcome to come. >> the white house recognizes that their initial message, these were extremists at these town meetings who have hd been put up to this would not fly. they're letting out their frustrations about the sweep of the mandate. you can turn people out, put people on the bus, but you can't get people to speak with this kind of passion. so what the white house hopes is that people will use this few weeks, this month to vent. there are 500, if yo
trying to get this in a place they like they want to make sure the president failed much like rush limbaugh said earlier this year. i do think there is -- >> you have different views here, i'll point out. mike, i want to bring you in though. you are at the white house. you see how they're dealing with this every day. have you noticed a change in the president's message, a change in the way the president is going about this because of the reaction that we have seen at the town hall...
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and you say she's pro abortion, and i remember rush limbaugh even back in june said her record on abortion is not clear. what is your objection to her nomination? >> she's been evasive on a number of questions. i met with her privately. i asked her some fairly simple questions about the constitution, the bill of rights. she seems more founded in precedent than in upholding the constitution. and a number of us are very concerned about an activist court that's trying to expand what the constitution intends for the federal government to do. >> do you think that her record has been a record of an activist? >> we have some problems with a number of her decisions, particularly on bill of rights questions such as the second amendment. the decision that she made about the firemen was questionable. a lot of her speeches suggest that she has a different idea of what a justice should do. but she had some confirmation conversions, and she came back to the point of view of a constructionist type of judge. but she has not been consistent in her comments and seems very evasive with me in the individual m
and you say she's pro abortion, and i remember rush limbaugh even back in june said her record on abortion is not clear. what is your objection to her nomination? >> she's been evasive on a number of questions. i met with her privately. i asked her some fairly simple questions about the constitution, the bill of rights. she seems more founded in precedent than in upholding the constitution. and a number of us are very concerned about an activist court that's trying to expand what the...
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. >> conservative radio talk-show host rush limbaugh says the white house is "looking for tattletales, snitches, and informants." the white house -- republicans point to a new "the wall street journal" and abc poll where people were asked about obama's health care plan. to 46% say it is a good idea. 42% say it is a bad idea. we just got a letter that the republican senator john cornyn sent to president obama. he says he has never been aware of any american president asking american citizens to report fellow citizens for anything deemed fishy. he wants to know what the white house is going to do and what action they intend to take against citizens reported to engaging in fishy speech. there is a lot of back-and- forth. martha: thank you. trace: check out this picture. it looks like a pretty normal journalist, right? she works in sueudan. something you see in this picture is causing riots in the streets. the astounding punishment and her dramatic story in three minutes. having my identity stolen has taken more than money from me. it's taken my time. time that i should have had to be wit
. >> conservative radio talk-show host rush limbaugh says the white house is "looking for tattletales, snitches, and informants." the white house -- republicans point to a new "the wall street journal" and abc poll where people were asked about obama's health care plan. to 46% say it is a good idea. 42% say it is a bad idea. we just got a letter that the republican senator john cornyn sent to president obama. he says he has never been aware of any american president...
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if i can't stand up to some screamers and to rush limbaugh then i don't deserve to be in the united states senate. >> well, is there a democratic versus republican fight going on that is about health care policy? if we -- everybody acknowledges the numbers -- at least most people acknowledge the number of insurance, the out-of-control costs and the difficulties not only for the american families but for our economy and for our international competitiveness in terms of our business, are republicans proposing a different way to meet those challenges, or are they saying don't fix it, it's fine? >> they are the party of nope, and i like to think of myself as belonging to the party of hope. it's no. it's no about everything, and, you know, i don't think that they do buy in to the fact that this is a problem for most americans. they say we have the greatest health care in the world. well, the fact is we pay twice as much and our outcomes aren't as good. we have 48 million people with no health care. as a result they walk into emergency rooms. it's costing every american who is insured $11 hundre
if i can't stand up to some screamers and to rush limbaugh then i don't deserve to be in the united states senate. >> well, is there a democratic versus republican fight going on that is about health care policy? if we -- everybody acknowledges the numbers -- at least most people acknowledge the number of insurance, the out-of-control costs and the difficulties not only for the american families but for our economy and for our international competitiveness in terms of our business, are...
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and limbaugh asks if president clinton hit on them. >> we saw standing before us president bill clinton. >> blackwater continues. more charges against eric prince running a jihad against muslims involved as witnesses against his company and tonight while supposedly protecting americans in iraq illegally dealing arms there. gitmo after threatening, torturing and imprisoning without charge or evidence could the bush administration possibly have sunk lower? yes, they bought fake testimony from witnesses with cash and shoes. the bubble headed bleach blond comes on at 6:00. >> in my home state of minnesota so far only two of these deals have actually been approved by the government. >> that's all. >> close, ms. news actress. 2%. not two. 2%. that would be different. and speaking of minnesota, the
and limbaugh asks if president clinton hit on them. >> we saw standing before us president bill clinton. >> blackwater continues. more charges against eric prince running a jihad against muslims involved as witnesses against his company and tonight while supposedly protecting americans in iraq illegally dealing arms there. gitmo after threatening, torturing and imprisoning without charge or evidence could the bush administration possibly have sunk lower? yes, they bought fake...
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and talk show host rush limbaugh is pushing the nazi theme, comparing on his website the obama health care logo with the nazi swastika and devoting plenty of air time comparing the president's the united states and house speaker nancy pelosi to adolf hitler. >> the obama health care logo is damn close to a nazi swastika. there are far more similarities between nancy pelosi and adolf hitter than between these people showing up at town halls to protest a hitler-like policy. that's being heralded by hitler-like logo. oh, another similarity. obama is asking citizens to wrap each other out, like hitler did. >> he's just like hitler. you know what that means? he deserves, right? that's where the actual republican party, the would-be responsible adult, opposed to health care reform. rnc chairman michael steele is going for the, who me? approach saying there is absolutely nothing to do with encouraging angry town hall protests. mr. steele said in a conference call, we're not encouraging people to be angry. some people that's how they express frustration, but that's not something deliberately
and talk show host rush limbaugh is pushing the nazi theme, comparing on his website the obama health care logo with the nazi swastika and devoting plenty of air time comparing the president's the united states and house speaker nancy pelosi to adolf hitler. >> the obama health care logo is damn close to a nazi swastika. there are far more similarities between nancy pelosi and adolf hitter than between these people showing up at town halls to protest a hitler-like policy. that's being...
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the challenges that the republican party has is that republican leaders like sarah palin, like rush limbaugh, are stealing all the headlines. they're the only ones articulating any sort of a coo co-herein message. i think it's the wrong people and one that the american people are rejecting and one democrats would be happy to go against, but until the new leadership finds a new coherent message they'll keep being in the spotlight. >> trent, do you agree she doesn't have a coherent message yet? what does she need to do? >> well, i think what she needs to do is go back and decide what she wants to do. i don't think any of us know. i don't know if she knows, honestly. but as i said earlier, she's got the grounds far foundation because she has a following and does have a voice and has legitimate interest. i disagree with mo. if you look at the messaging from a national stance, four to six weeks, they're pulling even. i don't disagree there are some lightning rods on conservative talk radio but i think the republican party is finding its voice. >> mo, a lot of people -- well, a lot of her speech,
the challenges that the republican party has is that republican leaders like sarah palin, like rush limbaugh, are stealing all the headlines. they're the only ones articulating any sort of a coo co-herein message. i think it's the wrong people and one that the american people are rejecting and one democrats would be happy to go against, but until the new leadership finds a new coherent message they'll keep being in the spotlight. >> trent, do you agree she doesn't have a coherent message...
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the image got rush limbaugh's attention. >> it's becoming cool to make fun of obama. >> reporter: maybe not quite so much in new york city. >> yucky. >> extremely disturbing. >> stupid. >> childish. >> whether you like the guy or not, you don't do that to anybody. >> shame on them. >> reporter: shame doesn't seem to be inhibiting critics. >> bravo, mr. president. bravo. >> reporter: the white house had no comment on the joker image. but what do the joker and socialism have to do with one another any way? robert dockerty points out that the joker supports anarchy. >> the only sensible way to live in this world is without rules. >> reporter: critics counter the president and the joker tend to give away money. to cash in, the website "hero builders" plans to sell an obama joker action figure for 50 bucks apiece. but for some, the image is down right disturbing. >> i think i do have a problem with the white face. >> reporter: back when president bush was in office, he got the joker treatment. so did hillary clinton. but when it comes to the current president -- >> it's a right wing spin, di
the image got rush limbaugh's attention. >> it's becoming cool to make fun of obama. >> reporter: maybe not quite so much in new york city. >> yucky. >> extremely disturbing. >> stupid. >> childish. >> whether you like the guy or not, you don't do that to anybody. >> shame on them. >> reporter: shame doesn't seem to be inhibiting critics. >> bravo, mr. president. bravo. >> reporter: the white house had no comment on the joker...
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>> no, no. >> it winds up helping rush limbaugh. >> david is right. months ago, we sent out a memo say rush limbaugh was the leader of the republican party. he helped to whip up this frenzy. when we did it, we knew there was one big risk if a leading national republican stood up and denounced limbaugh, he or she would become the leader. i was worried na mithat mike hue or sarah palin would do that. bill clinton picked big fights with labor unions. barack obama picked a big fight with the clintons. strong leaders have to take on the tired leadership of their party. >> hold your thoughts for a second. i am going to take a quick commercial break. town hall free for alls. what's behind the screaming and yelling at these meetings on health care reform? hillary clinton ran the last major effort on health care reform. now, what is it like to watch from the sidelines. >> do you ever wish you were back in the white house running? >> i feel like i gave. i gave my blood, sweat, and tears and i simply -- you know why i sell tools? tools are uncomplicated? nothing
>> no, no. >> it winds up helping rush limbaugh. >> david is right. months ago, we sent out a memo say rush limbaugh was the leader of the republican party. he helped to whip up this frenzy. when we did it, we knew there was one big risk if a leading national republican stood up and denounced limbaugh, he or she would become the leader. i was worried na mithat mike hue or sarah palin would do that. bill clinton picked big fights with labor unions. barack obama picked a big...
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we need to be pulled and pests need to be kept away, and i mean no disrespect to rush limbaugh or sarah palin. it is up to us to make this president do what he promised us he would do. he is not just going to get in there and do it. we have got to force his hand to give us the things he promised on this beach. there are a lot of people around him that do politics the old way, back when i did not know what a laptop was, because of the cut of their suit or how much money they have, they think that equals power, and it does not. power is with the people, and the people in this room. we elected a lot of congress people. we elected a lot of centaurs. hello mr. franken from minnesota. it is up to us to keep the pressure on. i cannot name the number of chiefs of staff that call my office and say this is a tough vote for us. we are in a marginal seat and we have to make sure we do not get too crazy. it is going to be a tough election. no shit. we were there when you got elected the first time. remember that e-mail's and the labor unions and young people? we will be there again, but you have to
we need to be pulled and pests need to be kept away, and i mean no disrespect to rush limbaugh or sarah palin. it is up to us to make this president do what he promised us he would do. he is not just going to get in there and do it. we have got to force his hand to give us the things he promised on this beach. there are a lot of people around him that do politics the old way, back when i did not know what a laptop was, because of the cut of their suit or how much money they have, they think...
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un-american for them to take on the policies of russian lombok and fox news and to disrupt -- rush limbaugh and to disrupt the organized campaigns. you noticed that most of the disruption is in democratic town halls. they are not disrupting republican town halls. that let's you know it is planned. unfortunately like this last lady said, they are usually older people who are already on socialize medicare and either don't realize they are on socialized medicine already. texting host: thank you, jamie. a common from teresa from twitter. peaceably assemble. " the new york times" on the front-page reports on how people start their day with waking up and getting on line first. coffee can wait, the day's first stop is on line. i will pull this and just read a piece of the story. the surge in early risers is reflected an on line and wireless traffic patterns. internet companies that used to watch traffic levels rise only when people booted up at work now see the uptick much earlier. a boston company that analyzes internet use says web traffic and the united states gradually decline to midnight unti
un-american for them to take on the policies of russian lombok and fox news and to disrupt -- rush limbaugh and to disrupt the organized campaigns. you noticed that most of the disruption is in democratic town halls. they are not disrupting republican town halls. that let's you know it is planned. unfortunately like this last lady said, they are usually older people who are already on socialize medicare and either don't realize they are on socialized medicine already. texting host: thank you,...
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i said sean hannity, rush limbaugh. they laugh at me. everybody thinks these rush limbaugh and sean hannity and all these radio talk people have all of this power. they are nothing but a joke. this new guy, what is his name, i can't remember his name on fox news. he comes on at 5:00. he is a madman. guest: we don't have the power to control how many people turn out or how they behave there. all we really do is facilitate their participation by letting people know when the town halls are and giving tell information about the subjects. the passes are so tydeep we can send out an e-mail that says calm down. there are a lot of americans who, i think, agree with the idea that henry david thoreau sadist oi sa said disobedience is true liberty and they realize they have to raise their voices and it is too bad that it gets to that but it shows the frustration people have. they go to the town hall and hear the spin. i think the senator specter town hall was a gooding of what w getting to people. he would say we need to consider these things quick
i said sean hannity, rush limbaugh. they laugh at me. everybody thinks these rush limbaugh and sean hannity and all these radio talk people have all of this power. they are nothing but a joke. this new guy, what is his name, i can't remember his name on fox news. he comes on at 5:00. he is a madman. guest: we don't have the power to control how many people turn out or how they behave there. all we really do is facilitate their participation by letting people know when the town halls are and...